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The Citroen 2CV is revealed to the public for the first time at the 1948 Paris Car show. The 2CV was designed to carry two peasant farmers and 100 kilos of farm goods to market at 60 kilometers per hour along roads ripped apart by artillery shells and steel tank tracks.

The Citroen 2CV's light weight allowed it to operate with some of the smallest engines ever fitted into a passenger car. The original 1948 model had only 9 horsepower, and the top speed was 64 km/h. Although engine power was gradually increased, it was only in 1981 that the 2CV finally became capable of hitting 115 km/hr - a speed that is considered the bare minimum for operating on North American highways.